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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH COR-BELL, OF CANTON, OHIO; JAMES E. MILNE-R ADMINISTRATOR OF SAID HUGH CORRELL, DECEASED.

WIND SIGN.

Application filed November 23, 1922. Serial No. 602,753.

To all TU/ZONZ it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH Connnnn. a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Vind Sign, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wind signs especially adapted for advertising purposes, and has for its objects to provide a device of this character including a revoluble frame having a plurality of revoluble vanes mounted thereon, to construct the vanes so that they will all point in substantially the sanie direction as the frame re volves, and to generally improve and simplify constructions of this character.

I The above andother objects may be attained by providing a construction such. as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a sign embodyin g the invention;

Fig. 2, a section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, an enlarged, vertical section through the journal portion of the revoluble 4, an enlarged, vertical section through the journal portions of one vane;

Fig. 5, a perspective view of the frame of one vane; the sheet metal upon one side being removed.

Figs. 6 and 7, plan and side elevations respectively of the upper bearing member of the revoluble frame; and

Figs. 8 and 9, similar views of the lower bearing member of the revoluble frame.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawm s.

The device is preferably supported above the ground as by the tripod frame, indicated generally at 1, which is preferably formed of sections of pipe connected together and braced as illustrated. A casting 2 is located at the upper end of the frame, being provided with the angular socket portions 3 which receive the upper ends of the pipes 4, bolts 5 or the like being provided for se curing the casting to said pipes.

The casting 2 is provided in its lower side with a. threaded opening 6 which receives the upper threaded end of the tube 7 said tube being threaded at its lower end and rethe frame rigidly together.

ceived into the threaded opening 8 formed in the upper side of the casting 9, which is p rovided'with the radial arms 10 lb aving the concave ends 11 for engagement with the pipes 4: to hold the casting 9 and tube 7 v in vertical alinement.

Roller bearings 12 and 13 are located within the castings 2 and 9 respectively, the central vertical shaft l l being journaled in said bearings and carrying the revoluble frame indicated generally at 15. This frame includes the central casting 16 pinned to the shaft 14 as at 17 and provided with the radial socket portions 18 and the depending angular socket portions 19, radial rods or pipes 20 being connected to the sockets 18 and downwardly inclined pipes 21 being connected to the sockets 19 and at the lower ends to the castings 22.

The castings 22 are connected to the radial pipes 20 as by vertical pipes or rods 23, and the Ts 24 areconnected to each other as by the pipes or rods 25, radial pipes or rods 26 being carried by the castings 22 and located beneath and parallel to the pipes or rods 20.

The revoluble frame thus constructed, is braced by suitable tie rods 27 which bind A casting 28 isattached to the outer end of each radial arm 20 and a similar casting 29 is attached to the outer end of each radial arm 26, a vertical shaft 30 being located through said castings and connected thereto as by the nuts 31 mounted upon the screw threaded extremities of the shaft.

A cup 32 is mounted around the lower threaded end of the shaft 30 and rests upon the casting 29, said cup containing a ball bearing 33. Each vane indicated generally at 34, is tapered or wedge shape and is formed of a wooden frame comprising the upper and lower tapered strips 35, connected at intervals by the uprights 36, a weight as at 36 being located in the wider end of the vane. The wooden frame is covered on each side with sheet metal, as shown at 37, upon which advertising matter may be displayed.

The upper and lower strips 35 of the frame on each vane are provided with openings 38 of greater diameter than the shaft 30, in order that the vane may be slipped over said shaft, a hub 39 being fixed upon the lower strip 35 as by bolts 40, said hub having an enlarged central opening 41 through which the shaft is located, the hub ournaled upon the shaft at a point closer to the wide end of the vane. Assuming that the length of the vane is ten feet, the journal is preferably six feet from the smaller end of the vane and four feet from the wider end'thereof, the weight 36 being sufficient to counterbalance the longer end of the vane, in order that the vane may rotate freely upon the shaft without binding upon the journals, as each end of the vane is of substantially the same weight.

When the wind strikes the sign, each of the vanes will be swung around into substantially the same position, as best indi cated in Fig. 1, the pointed end of each vane pointing with the wind. Although each vane may rotate freely upon its journal, independently of the other vanes, it has been found by actual use of the device that all of the vanes will point in substantially the same direction when subjected to the wind, and the pressure of the wind upon the vanes causes the rotatable frame to rotate slowly, the vanes remaining in substantially the same relative position as the frame rotates, thus displaying the advertising matter upon the vanes.

When the wind shifts to another direct-ion, all of the vanes will be swung around into this, direction, and as the frame rotates, the

advertising matter upon each side of each vane will be visible at some time during the operation of the device.

1. A wind sign including a revoluble frame, rotatable V-shaped vanes journaled in said frame, each vane being journaled at a point near the large end, the shorter end of each vane being weighted so as to point the longer end with the wind as the frame revolves.

2. A wind sign including a revoluble frame, rotatable V-sha-ped vanes journaled in said frame, each vane being journaled at a point near the wider end, the wider end of each vane being weighted so as to point the narrow end with the wind as the frame revolves.

3. A wind sign including a supporting frame, a shaft journaled .in the upper portion of the supporting frame, a revoluble frame connected at its upper portion to said shaft and suspended from said connection around the upper end of the supporting frame and rotatable V-shaped vanes journaled in said revoluble frame.

4. A wind sign including a supporting frame, a vertical shaft journaled in the upper port-ion of said frame, a casting fixed upon said vertical shaft, a revoluble frame suspended upon said casting and revoluble V-shaped vanes journaled in said revoluble frame.

5. A wind sign includingga supporting frame, a bearing at the upper end of said frame, a second bearing spaced beneath the first bearing, a vertical shaft journaled in said. bearings and extending above the top of the supporting frame, a revoluble frame suspended at its upper end upon said shaft, and revoluble vanes journaled in said revoluble frame.

HUGH CORRELL. 

